Korupun language
Mek language spoken in Highland Papua, Indonesia
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Korupun (Korapun) is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua. Dialects are Korupun (Duram), Dagi, Sisibna (Gobugdua), Deibula, (Western) Sela. It is also known as Kimyal of Korupun; Kimyal is another name for Nalca. Indonesian Kemendikbud classified the former as Mek Nalca, while Korupun-Sela is classified as Kimyal.[2]
RegionIndonesia
EthnicityKimyal (Yelenang)
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1996)[1]Trans–New Guinea
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Mek
- Korupun-Sela
Kimyal
- Korupun-Sela
According to Timothy Usher, the "Korupun" described by Bromley is a separate, though closely related, language.